Armed FL school deputy Resigns after video shows he stood outside did nothing

The school resource officer Scott Peterson resigned after it was revealed he would be suspended without pay, for his role in not engaging the school
shooter when he clearly had the opportunity to do so.

Sheriff Scott Israel during a press conference Thursday said video showed Peterson arriving at the west side of the building where the shooting
took place. Peterson, Israel said, took up a position but "never went in."

originally posted by: EchoesInTime
The school resource officer Scott Peterson resigned after it was revealed he would be suspended without pay, for his role in not engaging the school
shooter when he clearly had the opportunity to do so.

Sheriff Scott Israel during a press conference Thursday said video showed Peterson arriving at the west side of the building where the shooting
took place. Peterson, Israel said, took up a position but "never went in."

I'm trying to understand it from a technological perspective but it doesn't fit

maybe someone who understands security can be more helpful

I tried doing some research on this. If it is just a single live camera, the time delay is in the order of milliseconds. But what happens is that they
install dozens of camera, to save costs, they use one monitor and electronic switching to go from one camera to another. If you display each camera
for 15 seconds, then 80 cameras would give a delay of 20 minutes.

You can train, you can mentally prepare yourself, but, until that first moment of truth you don’t truly know how you will react. If you haven’t
been in that life and death situation you have no right to judge.

You can not like it even hate it but you can’t make a tangible judgement about it.

No, not really. It was never his job! His duty was to "contain" a situation. Not die in doing so. LEOs have no obligation to "die" for anyone. Nor are
they obligated, "to protect and serve". That has already been decided by "law".

That "legal" question has already been decided in U.S. "law".

He did what he was trained to do. Uphold the "law". After all, he is a "leo"? Citizen's are not the law.

He was, "armed, so he could make it safe back home tonight". After all, LEOs see "war zones", everyday, all day long! These "blue" "heroes" need
guns to protect themselves from who they "protect and serve ".

It's disturbing, I know,.. but I'm glad he didn't get himself killed. It would've been more of a media circus.

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